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However, it seems that the ancient Greek god Zeus had a much bigger noggin. The king of the gods’ head stood 22 inches tall. At least, a recently discovered marble bust of Zeus did.
A marble statue believed to be more than 2,000 years old has been found in a garbage bag near the city of Thessaloniki in Greece; experts say the piece dates back to the Hellenistic era.
The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration. The seven-foot-tall statue ...
The statue’s name refers to the island of Naxos, which has been a major source of marble since the Greek archaic era from 800 BC to 480 BC – but it isn’t from either of two known quarries of ...
After 20 years of restorations, a 26-foot-tall statue of Atlas is once again standing guard at the ancient Temple of Zeus in the city of Agrigento (once called Akragas) in Sicily.